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Make a move and support our Dance For Sick Kids!
When a child is injured, or diagnosed with a serious illness, it affects the whole family. Lives can be turned upside down, and puts families under enormous pressure. For many families, it can feel like it’s impossible to hold it together.
That’s why we’re joining Ronald McDonald House Charities to Dance For Sick Kids this year.
We’ll be making a move every day for 7 days, to raise money that will help families stay in a home-away-from-home, access emotional and financial support, and more. From day one in the hospital and for as long as it takes, your help ensures that families don’t have to navigate the challenges of illness or injury alone.
Please support us by making a tax-deductible donation to our challenge. Your generosity will make sure that Ronald McDonald House Charities can support even more families with a seriously ill or injured child when they need it most.
Thanks to all the generous people who’ve donated to our challenge.
$520
Diane Ayscough
$500
Bd Metal Roofing
Proud of you team! Keep dancing!
$500
Apg Workforce
Keep dancing!
$359
Eda Seniors
Monies raised from the EDA Bake and Bracelet Sale!
$264
Steve And Heidi Morgan
Great cause….. well done Leah xo
$211
Bella Bowditch
$160
Mum And Dad
Go Chuckles!
$160
Apg Workforce
Keep dancing!
$158
The Fields Love You
I love you Bella! Well done from the Fields
$116
Daniel Guy
$116
Janet Morgan
Great work Leah. Keep dancing
$116
Apg Workforce
Keep dancing!
$116
Di Clarke
Well done Grace from Clarke and Hodge families
$110
Chauncey Morris
$106
Mm Bus Trip
$106
Jenny And Allen Buckley
$106
Natalie Nolan
Good luck Bella, Love Natalie, Ltl Basil, Lily, James and Will N
$106
Apg Workforce
Keep dancing!
$106
Jenny And Allen Buckley
$106
Apg Workforce
Keep dancing!
$100
Zheng Family
Well done EDA for supporting such a great cause! Love Mia and the Zheng family x
$100
Generous Corporate Partners
Let's dance!
$100
Anonymous
$100
Suzette Harvey
$100
Generous Corporate Partners
Let's dance!
$90
Mum And Dad X
Go Charlotte and team EDA x
$90
Generous Corporate Partners
Let's dance!
$60
Architectural Technical Services
Great work and a good cause.
$60
Architectural Technical Services
Great work Lola and a great cause
$58
Amanda Attard
Well done Emmanuel Dance :)
$58
Generous Corporate Partners
Let's dance!
$58
Cameron Cuskelly
Well done Bella, from the Cuskellys
$58
Generous Corporate Partners
Let's dance!
$58
Hawkins Family
Proud of you 😘
$58
Mum
Very proud of you and love to watch you dancing 😊
$58
Ryan Family
Well done Carla! Lots of love, Keira & the Ryan family xoxo
$58
Megan Smith
$58
Mum And Dad
Go Liv and team EDA! X
$58
Antonia Miles
Congratulations Bella!
$58
Generous Corporate Partners
Let's dance!
$55
Mum & Dad
$55
Robyn Rogers
Good luck Bree. Giving back. Your a legend. Love you.
$53
Ken Griggs
$53
Lana Lun
$53
Apg Workforce
Keep dancing!
$53
Samantha
Well done kiddo!
$53
Kerry
So proud and a cause close to our hearts
$53
Kerry Guy
Well Done Bella Love Nan and Pop
$53
Generous Corporate Partners
Let's dance!
$53
Betty Hudson
$50
Miche Craig
Tutto bene Ciao
$50
Shelley Zerner
Awesome job Bella. Great cause to donate to. X
$50
Belle & Damo
Well done Bella! Great cause.
$50
Lindsay Ward
Dance away, Charlie!
$42
Lun
$42
Apg Workforce
Keep dancing!
$42
Imogen Lidbury
$42
Jodie Waller
Well done from the Waller family.
$40
Carol And Bill Bodell
$37
Beryl & William Joukhadar
Very proud of you Hannah of thinking of other people. Well done :)
$37
Emma Winen
$37
Emma Winen
$37
Bree Mitchell
$37
Charlie Ward
$37
Georgia Harvey
$26
Short Fam
Well Done Lola! You’re a star ⭐️
$26
Apg Workforce
Keep dancing!
$26
Danie Ceccato
Happy feet
$26
Grandmama
Love Ma xo
$26
Short Fam
What a beautiful way to help Grace. Well Done xx
$26
Apg Workforce
Keep dancing!
$25
Anonymous
Keep dancing ivy!
$25
Anonymous
go stella!
$21
Carla Stanley
$21
Karen And Mick
Well done Bella ❤️Aunty Karen and Uncle Mick
$21
Kimberley Thornton
$21
Amy Docking
$20
Coach Ali Orchard
Go Bella. Very proud of you and your beautiful heart xx
$20
Steve Bellingham
Yay, Ami, dance, dance, dance
$20
Ben Griggs
Rock on little dancer
$16
Anonymous
$16
Marsha Mcgowan
What a great cause. Go Grace!
$16
Marsha Mcgowan
Great cause. Go Lola!
$16
Anonymous
$16
Anonymous
$11
Kirra
$11
Bree Mitchell
$11
Generous Corporate Partners
Let's dance!
$11
Val Hayward
$11
Generous Corporate Partners
Let's dance!
$8
Mia Fitzgerald
yay team!
$8
Anonymous
$6
Anonymous
$6
Kelly Vukadin
$6
Anonymous
$6
Jayden Tomlinson
$5
Carleen Hayes
$5
Sarah Pantic
$5
Anonymous
$5
Julia Vukadin
$5
Anastasia Forbes
$5
Sophie Brett
$5
Willow Moore
$5
Willow Moore
$5
Abby Bowker-perry
$5
Abby Bowker-perry
$5
Braden Cope
Our Team Members
EDA Miss Megan
$58
Biasin Family
Georgia Harvey
$237
Bree Mitchell
$266
Miss Carla EDA
$119
leah morgan
$522
Ruby Biasin
Ruby P
Olivia W
$169
Charlotte W
$179
Hannah L
$269
Jessie C
Charlie W
$927
Olivia M
Poppy M
Jadina C
Lola W
$377
Grace W
$493
Ivy M
$51
Stella M
$41
Mia F
julia v
Anastasia F
$116
Ami G
$103
Ivy Mcdhane
Rochelle D
Sophie B
mia d
Heaven C
Bella B
$1,269
Jessica N
Sophia C
$211
sophia h
MEET ANUNTA
At just 11 years old, Anunta was 100km from home, and learned that the cyst on her ankle was, in fact, a cancerous sarcoma.
With no clothes, and nowhere to stay, Anunta’s parents, Doungnead and Anthony, didn’t know what to do.
Thankfully, Ronald McDonald House Charities were able to provide a room for the family. When Anunta started chemotherapy, Doungnead was able to provide a taste of home, cooking fresh meals in their own little kitchen while the family focussed all their attention on her treatment.
“Being in a place where everyone cares about you, and is there for you, was so special. It became our second home” Anunta's Mum, Doungnead
How Your Donation Helps
A global research team* worked with RMHC to evaluate the impact of our House Program on families around the world. The following is a summary of those findings**.
Access to the best care
Our House Program makes it possible for families who travel long distances, to access the top children’s hospitals around the world.
Stronger mental health
Having a child in hospital can trigger clinical anxiety in parents. Our Houses provide families with the emotional, mental and practical support to better manage their stress so that they can be more actively involved in the care of their children.
Financial peace of mind
Ongoing medical bills, travel, and accommodation costs are a huge source of stress for many families. Our Houses offer accommodation at no cost, close to hospitals, to alleviate some of the burden.
Parents sleep better
Parents who sleep at one of our Houses have a better night’s rest than those that sleep at their child’s hospital bedside. This ensures they have the strength to support their child.
Children’s recovery
Having family and siblings close by, who are invested in a child’s care, can improve a hospitalised child’s recovery and treatment outcomes.
Positive hospital experience
Families who stay at a Ronald McDonald House find they have a more positive experience of hospital than those that stay elsewhere.
Families cope better
Having family together under one roof, including the support of experienced volunteers and other families, greatly improves a family’s ability to cope with having a child in hospital.
Safe, affordable alternative to hospital
Many high-risk pregnant women who are stable but need to be close to care, can now afford to stay close to care. This is also the case for parents who have a newborn in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
Siblings cope better
Play is how children interact and make sense of the world. That’s why play areas are such an important part of our offering. They allow siblings to connect and cope more with the stress of a difficult situation.
Make a tax-deductible donation today!
* The global team of researchers was drawn from leading universities, including the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), George Washington University, the University of Chicago, as well as from top medical centres in Hong Kong; Sydney, Australia; the United Kingdom; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Cincinnati, U.S.; and Toronto, Canada.
** Findings taken from RMHC Impact Research – the name for a suite of studies on the impact of RMHC around the world. The summaries provided here provide a snapshot of the findings from each of the key Ronald McDonald House Impact studies.
Great work Charlie, What a good cause you are supporting.